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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill | The carrying value of goodwill by segment was as follows:
| Application Software |  | Network Software & Systems |  | Measurement &Analytical Solutions |  | Process Technologies |  | Total
Balances at December 31, 2018 | $ | 5,236.1 |  |  | $ | 2,623.7 |  |  | $ | 1,174.7 |  |  | $ | 312.3 |  |  | $ | 9,346.8 |
Additions | 121.3 |  |  | 1,303.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,424.9 |
Other | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |
Currency translation adjustments | (6.1 | ) |  | (13.7 | ) |  | (5.1 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | (25.7 | )
Balances at September 30, 2019 | $ | 5,352.0 |  |  | $ | 3,913.6 |  |  | $ | 1,169.6 |  |  | $ | 311.5 |  |  | $ | 10,746.7 |
Other Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets were comprised of:
| Cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net book value
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles | $ | 3,926.8 |  |  | $ | (1,083.6 | ) |  | $ | 2,843.2 |
Unpatented technology | 504.0 |  |  | (199.5 | ) |  | 304.5 |
Software | 172.0 |  |  | (93.2 | ) |  | 78.8 |
Patents and other protective rights | 9.7 |  |  | (7.5 | ) |  | 2.2 |
Trade names | 7.3 |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | 4.5 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 608.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 608.9 |
Balances at December 31, 2018 | $ | 5,228.7 |  |  | $ | (1,386.6 | ) |  | $ | 3,842.1 |
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles | $ | 4,917.7 |  |  | $ | (1,270.7 | ) |  | $ | 3,647.0 |
Unpatented technology | 608.2 |  |  | (257.2 | ) |  | 351.0 |
Software | 171.9 |  |  | (106.8 | ) |  | 65.1 |
Patents and other protective rights | 12.0 |  |  | (7.9 | ) |  | 4.1 |
Trade names | 7.9 |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  | 4.2 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 659.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 659.4 |
Balances at September 30, 2019 | $ | 6,377.1 |  |  | $ | (1,646.3 | ) |  | $ | 4,730.8 |

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